Category: Book Review Friday
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‘Twas The Night, Christmas Book Review
Christmas time is a busy time of year, leaving less time for leisure reading. While many curl up to watch Christmas movies, in recent years I’ve intentionally sought out Christmas themed books. Many Christmas novels and novellas are romance driven plots, so it as with much delight when I discovered ‘Twas The Night. Synopsis Ransom…
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Under the Texas Mistletoe Book Review
BOOK 1 A Texas Christmas Carol The first Karen Whitmeyers short stories took me for quite a ride. In a retelling of The Christmas Carol, Felicity Wiggins is determined to enlist the help of the wealthy Evan Beazer. I had some pretty quick opinions on the romance aspect of this story. Perhaps it is because…
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The Metropolitan Affair Book Review
Jocelyn Greens’ newest release, The Hudson Collection, takes us back to 1926, New York. Elsa Reisner discovered a love of birds as she recovered from polio as a child. Now, her days are spent at the Museum of Natural History, categorizing and stuffing an endless number of birds. An unexpected bequeath to the museum soon…
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The Divine Proverb of Streusel Book Review
The Divine Proverb of Streusel is author Sara Brunsvold’s second novel. Her debute novel, The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs Kipp earned her a well deserved Christy Award and Carol Award. Sara Brunsvol may be new to the Christian fiction genre, but you would never know it. Her stories are thought provoking and contain a depth…
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Fool Proofing Your Life
Chances are if you clicked on this post, you either have a fool in your life or you want to know what to do to keep them out. Jan Silvious takes you on a journey into Proverbs to discover how to recognize, relate and wise up to your fool. In many Christian circles the only…
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A Not-So-Popular Opinion Book Review
It is not often that I read a book I dislike so much, I struggle to finish it. I am an avid reader and I can count on one hand the books I have put down in the last 30 years. Even when I dislike a story or heroine, there is something that pushes me…
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True Crime Junkies, Just the Nicest Person Book Review
About the Author Christy Barrett is a best selling, award winning author. Christy writes mystery and romantic suspense novels. With over 4 million copies sold and one of her books turned into a movie, Christy is no newcomer to this genre of writing. Synopsis Disbarred attorney Andi Slade goes undercover as an ice-road trucker seeking…
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A River Between Us, Book Review
It has been a long time since I read a story that was so immersive everything around me faded into silence. Jocelyn Green has a talent in writing I could only wish to achieve, and few authors do. There is a richness in detail making this story come alive. You can practically feel the heat…
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Edge of Dusk Book Review
Edge of Dusk is book one in the Annie Pederson Series by Colleen Coble. Colleen Coble is a multi award winning author and has achieved best seller status on numerous lists, including Amazon and USA Today. Annie Pederson’s life is turned upside down the night her sister is taken and Annie is left for dead.…
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Best Christian Novel of 2023
The Extraordinarily Life Of Mrs Kip had a title too intriguing for me to pass up. Having recently read multiple Christy Award winning books that were rather disapointing in storyline, faith, and talent, I was a bit reluctant to pick up another. The title kept coming back to haunt me and so I finally decided…
This Old Nest 